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Migration from FormieNew in 5.12+

If you wish to migrate from Formie 3.x to Freeform 5, please follow the special instructions below.

We strongly recommend anyone migrating from Formie 3.x to do so carefully in a development environment and follow the special instructions below.

​Running the Migration

Be sure to back up your site files and database before proceeding.

1

​Install Freeform 5

Install Freeform 5 on Craft 5 if you haven't already done so.

2

​Go to the Migration utility

  1. Go to the Import / Export section in the Freeform control panel.
  2. In the left column, click on Formie (v3) under Import. It will appear as long as Formie is currently installed.
3

​Run the Migration utility

  1. Select which forms and submission sets you'd like to import.
  2. Choose the behavior the import should observe if it runs into forms with the same name in Freeform.
    • There currently is no duplicate submission detection options at this point.
4

​Cleanup

There will almost certainly be some amount of cleanup required for every site.

  • Review the key differences table above and make any necessary or recommended changes.
  • Review and update all Freeform settings, submission data and forms in the form builder.
  • Review and update your templates and formatting templates (if you have any custom ones) and ensure that everything works correctly and any necessary updates are made.
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